Two-time defending men's national champion Saginaw Valley State headlines the Sectional Qualifier field of the
2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm, announced Wednesday by the USBC Collegiate program. The four Sectional Qualifiers will be held March 16-17 in Allentown, Pa.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Fairview Heights, Ill., and in Las Vegas. The top four in each division at each sectional advance to the 2008 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, scheduled for April 16-19 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.
Pikeville senior Kayla Bandy can now add another accomplishment to her growing collection. The one she wanted all along - a national championship. Bandy, the two-time reigning National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association Most Valuable Player, and her Bears teammates defeated hometown Wichita State, 2-0, in the best-of-3, single-elimination women's title match Saturday at the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm, at Northrock Lanes. The championship matches will air nationally on CBS College Sports (formerly CSTV) at a later date.
Wichita State senior Jesse Buss said momentum was a key ingredient to success at the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm. So when he buried his first shot for a strike to start off the men's championship match against UNLV, he knew his teammates would respond in kind. The Shockers followed Buss' lead in rolling to a 2-0 victory in the best-of-3, single-elimination match over UNLV on Saturday at Northrock Lanes for a record eighth national title and first since 2003.
Saginaw Valley State moved closer to becoming the second team in history to win three straight national titles Friday at the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm, at Northrock Lanes. Saginaw Valley State is joined by the UNLV men, defending women's champion Wichita State and the Pikeville women as the remaining undefeated teams. All four teams need to win just one match in the semifinals to advance to the finals, scheduled to begin at approximately 1 p.m. CDT Saturday.
The Wichita State University women, trying to successfully defend their national title, and the William Paterson University men claimed the top seeds after qualifying Thursday at the 2008 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm. The ITC, featuring the top 16 men's and top 16 women's college bowling teams in the country vying for national titles, is being held at Northrock Lanes and runs through Saturday.
Senior Emily Maier knows competing in familiar surroundings helped the Wichita State University women's bowling team to its record eighth national championship a year ago its own backyard. Maier and the Shockers - ranked No. 1 by the National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association - will look to raise the Helmer Cup for the third time in four years when the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm, return to Wichita, Kan., April 17-19.
The field is set for the 2008 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships, presented by Storm, following the completion of Sectional Qualifier competition March 15-16, with the Saginaw Valley State University men's team and Wichita State University women's team ready to defend their titles. Saginaw Valley State advanced to the national finals for the fifth straight year. In the women's division, Wichita State, advanced for the 27th straight year dating back to 1982 and record 33rd appearance.
